My complaint against our fair city is of a different nature. Over the last three years I have been a victim of theft on five different occasions. One Sunday I went to a local grocery store for fried chicken and as I paid I left my wallet on the little shelf for check writing. As [...]
I am writing to take issue with your caption of my “NO BAIL OUT” sign on your front page today. You misrepresented my position regarding the city’s plans to use tax dollars to purchase the golf course and convert it into a park. I want to clarify that my opposition to the plan is [...]
Congress claims they have to avoid going “over the cliff” financially while they continue to kick the can down the road. What a joke. Please publish my letter so your readers can become aware of the real solution to this financial crisis. The 100-year-old income tax is an abysmal failure. It is unfair and the only ones [...]
The families of Scot and Cynthia Ramsey and Edward and Susan Ramsey wish to express their sincere thanks to Dr. Todd Gray, Bro. Dick Moody and the Young at Heart Sunday School class at Tabernacle Baptist Church for ministering to our family in our time of sorrow with spiritual support and for the wonderful meal [...]
Nine men and women in black robes are deciding the very future and structure of our great nation as they rule on the constitutionality of that infamous law know to us commoners as “Obamacare.” I would feel so much more optimistic about a positive judicial outcome if the bench was vacated by the current judges [...]
A young man sat alone, reflecting on the miserable events of his day. Two pieces of paper rested face up on the cheap, glass topped coffee table in front of him. One was a severance check; the other his draft lottery number. The descendant of a poor family, he had been working his way through [...]
Republicans have a very good chance of winning the White House, the United States Senate, and maintaining a majority in the United States House later this year. The conventional wisdom inside the Beltway is that the President will easily win re-election … and they’re smug about it, too! This election cycle is very different in [...]
The thoughts of a humble cattleman. I saw in the newspaper a while back that we, the citizens of the United States of America, are going into debt another $1.2 trillion this year. Further, the article stated that our total debt will now exceed $15 trillion by the end of this year. Now, I believe [...]
The wife and I were sitting at the kitchen table tonight just after sunset discussing with some wonderment the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012 just signed into law by the President.
I have read the responses that others have said about the condition of their streets, especially Ward Four. I live in Ward One, and I also would suggest that those responsible for making decisions about the repair should drive down South Elm Street. Ever since I’ve lived there, I’ve had to pull over to let [...]
Go above and beyond the call of duty to help our veterans. Get out and vote. This program is a very challenging and important program that has been underreported in years past. Legislators are very concerned about what people in their areas want and think. We should maintain contact with our officials at every level. [...]
On Nov. 1, the Ellis County GOP Executive Committee will hold their monthly meeting. This night will be historic in the sense that County Judge, Carol Bush, will be present to report the reasoning behind the recent county tax increase voted on by the Commissioner’s Court. There has been a motion to censure the court [...]
The tuberculosis situation at Ennis High School has served as a timely reminder that coordination, cooperation and communication all play important roles in helping ensure current health needs are met. EISD is appreciative that in response to the school district’s request, the Texas Department of State Health Services decided to make the TB skin testing [...]
I have a bone to pick because of the meeting recently called by the superintendent of EISD that is my understanding was called in regards to the tuberculosis issue, the teacher allegedly involved in sexual solicitation and a young man accused of sexual assault. It is my understanding that this meeting was called on a [...]
The 13th annual Cancer Memorial Golf Tournament hosted by the Boon Family was a big success. With the generous support by the citizens of Ennis and contributions across Texas and the rest of the United States, $65,000 was raised for the Baylor Health Care System Foundation of Dallas for genetic work in cancer research. Over [...]
Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis/Arlington) issued the following statement on the presence of tuberculosis at Ennis High School: “I want to applaud state and local leaders for their quick actions once notified about the presence of tuberculosis at Ennis High School. This is still a developing situation so parents need to stay vigilant and be proactive. [...]
At the beginning of each school year, Boy Scouts of America traditionally conducts recruiting activities. As a former scout leader and mother of two Eagle Scouts, I would strongly encourage parents to consider signing up their children to join a Cub Scout pack or Boy Scout troop, depending on their ages. There is a wide [...]
We are going to have a Thundering Thursday street race, concert and show the Dallas Cowboys game tomorrow night in Champion’s Club. Info below! Let me know if you need more information. Thanks! Thundering Thursdays street legal racing nights feature the best grudge and street racing, Happy Hour food and drink specials, games and [...]
“To suppose that the eye with all its inimitable contrivances for adjusting the focus to different distances, for admitting different amounts of light, and for the correction of spherical and chromatic aberration, could have been formed by natural selection seems, I freely confess, absurd in the highest degree.” Charles Darwin. If Darwin had his doubts [...]
Last November the message from the American people was crystal clear: end reckless, out-of-control spending and return fiscal sanity to Washington. The American people made their voices heard, and their impact has been monumental. In his initial request to raise the debt ceiling, the President insisted on a blank check for more spending, demanded higher [...]
